Lyrics

HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT'S ALL GONE?
HOW MUCH CAN BE SAID TO ONE WHO TRAVELS ALONE?
ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK, OR DO YOU NEED IT TO HIDE
FROM THE THINGS THAT YOU SAY AND THE SINS YOU ABIDE?

SHOULD I GO MY OWN WAY? OR CAN I STAY AND BE TRUE
TO THE THINGS THAT I SAY BEYOND WHAT THEY MEAN TO YOU?
WILL THE THINGS LEFT BEHIND STILL MEAN ANYTHING?
WILL THEY SPEAK WHEN WE'RE GONE OR ARE THEY FLEETING AS SPRING?

IF THERE’S NO PLACE YOU CAN GO TO GET AWAY FROM YOURSELF
YOU'LL SOON BECOME OBSOLETE AS BOOKS ON A SHELF
ARE WE THINKING TOO LITTLE? ARE WE EXPECTING TOO MUCH?
ARE WE AFRAID MORE OF PHANTOMS OR OF THINGS WE CAN TOUCH?

YOU WERE TALKING TO GOD BEHIND MY BACK
BUT GOD DIDN'T GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION YOU LACKED
I WAS TAKING FOR GRANTED EVERYTHING THAT WAS MINE
SO MAYBE ALL THAT'S LEFT IS TO LEAVE IT BEHIND

IF I GIVE YOU A SECRET, WILL YOU KEEP IT WITH YOU?
YOU'VE TOLD ME STORIES; I'VE DISCOVERED THEY'RE TRUE
TALES THAT ECHO THE PAST AND THE FUTURE DELETE
AND PRECLUDE ANY QUESTION AND DRAIN ALL CONCEIT

WHAT CAN I SAY TO YOU, OR CAN YOU SAY TO ME?
WE LOOK AT THE SAME THINGS, BUT THE SAME THINGS WE DON'T SEE
IF WE STAND EYE-TO-EYE, THEN WE STAND TOE-TO-TOE
AND WE'RE NOT LOOKING AHEAD, ABOVE OR BELOW
AHEAD, ABOVE, OR BELOW
AHEAD, ABOVE, OR BELOW
AHEAD, ABOVE, OR BELOW